Moustarida, 36 months, receives her final round of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Maradi, Niger.

During the rainy season, when malaria strikes the most, community health workers dispense seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) – a preventive medicine to protect young children from the disease. It has been incredibly successful in reducing the number of malaria cases across Niger.

Effective control of diseases like malaria frees health systems to manage other demands and prepare for future threats.